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Brilliant beacons : a history of the American lighthouse /

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]Edition: First editionDescription: xv, 541 pages, 8 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780871406682 (hardcover)
  • 0871406683 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 387.1/550973 23
LOC classification:
  • VK1023 .D65 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Colonial lights -- Casualties of war -- Lights of a new nation -- Economy above all -- Europeans take the lead -- The "rule of ignorant and incompetent men" -- Brighter lights -- "Everything being recklessly broken" -- From board to service -- Keepers and their lives -- Lighthouse heroes -- Marvels of engineering and construction -- Of birds and eggs -- A cruel wind -- The new keepers -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Lighthouse organizations -- Lighthouse museums.
Summary: A history of America as reflected by the nation's lighthouses combines maritime lore with original details to trace coastal political, military, and technological expansions, citing the roles of key contributors.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 387.1 DOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000536106

Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-514) and index.

Colonial lights -- Casualties of war -- Lights of a new nation -- Economy above all -- Europeans take the lead -- The "rule of ignorant and incompetent men" -- Brighter lights -- "Everything being recklessly broken" -- From board to service -- Keepers and their lives -- Lighthouse heroes -- Marvels of engineering and construction -- Of birds and eggs -- A cruel wind -- The new keepers -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Lighthouse organizations -- Lighthouse museums.

A history of America as reflected by the nation's lighthouses combines maritime lore with original details to trace coastal political, military, and technological expansions, citing the roles of key contributors.

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